Daily Republican., 1887-07-15
CITY COUNCIL.
A Proposition TO Have But One or Two
Meetings Each month";. Fahey's Bill
Not to be Psid-More OF Mr.. shsrkey's
Pla n TalK.

The regular weekly meeting of City
Council was held last evening with Presi-
dent Eckel In the chair. After the clerk /
had finished reading the minutes, the /
standing committees we're called.
The Law Committee reported that they
had examined an ordinance to repeal an
ordinance, granting the Jenny Electric |
sion to erect poles to hold their wires on |
the st eets OF this city, and found nothing
contrary to law or the city charter.
The special committee on rules report /
ed In favor of adopting the rules of the |
last Council, with some trifing changes /
Mr. Baynard said that as the last Leg
islature had seen fit to take away three
fourths of the powers of Council, he |
could not see any necessity of meeting |
every week, aud moved that rule be |
! !ameDde ], SO that 1t would read that the |
regular sessions would be held on the |
first and third Thursday of each month. |
Mr.. Taylor could nos see the necessity
of changing the rule, as Council could at
any time suspend the rules and adjourn
for a IN nth If necessary He thought
that by August LIST some action could be
taken, SO that they need Lot meet every
week.
Mr.. Quinn said If that was the case it|
would be well to leave the consideration
Of any Of the rules until that time. He
thought two meetiogs g month would be
amply sufficient to transact al the busi.
ness 1t is an undeniable fact that If 1t
had not been for the great number of
Council and committee meetings the rect
and Sewer Commission wo1ld never had
been formed. These were the cause
(which had stripped Council ofits power.
l Mr. Sharkey agreed with every word
thai Mr. Quinn had said, and quoted
from the last payroll to show that some of
the members had forty-seven committee
meetings during the month. He said he
knew OF one member who had served four
ldays, during which time he had one
Council meeting and twenty.nne com
mittee meetings. He could no. under
stand how this was done, but he felt sure
THAT II it was continued the next Legisla.
lture would abolish Council altogether.
/ Mr.. Quinn moved that the further con
federation of the matter be postponed un.
It'll August 1st.
The Finance Commit ee's favorable re
port on the bill of z. Fahey OF S670.10 for
a wooden trunk, which he laid to drain
his property at Linden and Fra pklin sts :,
Twas taken up for consideration when Mr..
Chambers moved that it be referred to
Il
obtain the opinion of the CT y Solicitor.
Mr.. Moore moved that the further con
sideration of the matter be inde fnitely
postponed, when Mr.. Quinn offered an
: amendmtn mt to lay 1t on the table.
A vote was taken, and the amendment
) and motion were lost, when long dis
) cussion ensued. Mr.. Chambers said that
; the bill should have been sent 10 the Law
Com mittee, instead OF the Finance Com
; mittee, in the first placs, when President
Eckel remarked that 1t should have been
thrown into the scrap basket as soon as
1T was presented.
Mr.. Chambers thought that If b mo-
, tion was carried It might st the city
: something, therefore he withdrew it, and
the question then was on adopting the
report OF the Finance Committee, to pay
this bill.
Mr.. Hession advocated the adoption OF
Il the report. and said that while he was
always careful about spending the tax
. payers money he thought that this bill
:, should be paid.
Mr. Taylor was also in favor Of paying
the bill, and aid that Mr. Fahey had
built o number of houses which would
y bring considerable revenue into the city
;, ',Itreasury in the way OF taxes, therefore he
oIthought the bi ! should be paid.
President Eckel asked il this is a wood
len trunk and upon being answered IN the
affirmative said that 1t was violation Of
" the law to lay wooden trunks In this city.
et Mr. Baynard said he h I'd no doubt but
p Mr.. Fahey had bought this ground very
d low, as it was well known that where
d there is a natural water course property
D. always sells very cheap. He had increas
Isl ed its value by putting in this trunk, ant
'e he thought he should be willing to pa,
otl fori'.
President Eckel read the ordinance re
lating to the matter, and said that tn
lpenalty for violation was $35.
The discussion was continued at length
land when finally vote was taken on tn
A motion to pay the bill it was lost, by L
% nays to ayes, Messrs. Hession, Mcbride
et McKenney, Sharkey, Taylor, White, Bea
q ana Regan voting ia the affirmative
A communication was received from
the Board of Port Wardens, stating the,
thad elec ted Seth H Feaster harbor mas
ter, and that they would not need any ap
preparation this year. 1t was referred II
the Committee on Navigation.
:. The City Treasurer reported balance
y of $44, llS 50 in the Union National Banl
to the credit of the city, and S3,2I ,O4 Il
q, the credit of the park fund
~ he also reported having received th'
y following amounts: Tax Receiver Moody
oil S25, 109, Tax Receiver Neatly, Sl7 ,4OU
" Ex r ceiver Kane $3.50; John W. Haw
" Sins, salary returned, 81.
IL Mr.. Heal offered resolution that tn
,h si strip of land at tn, Old Academy lol
,ni aimed by DR. Chadwick, which h.
=. bten awarded to the city, be offered a
To- public ale. Mr.. Hawkins objected, as II
0n his opinion the day was not far distan
,e Iwhen the ci Y would need this land. o
", lmotion of Mr.. Baynard the matter wa
nd referred to the Pubic Building Commit
tee.
60 Mr.. Quinn moved for reconsideratio
3 of the vote by which the City Solicito
. Twas empowered to employ counsel at
A tcost not exceeding $500, to assist him
ID, lgiving an opinion on the powers vested |
'er the Street and Sewer Comm ssion by tn
is, act creating 1t, and after long an
heated discussion the motion YVES adopte
by 13 ayes to 10 nays.
Mr.. Taylor, who init oduced The resolt
ltion last meeting night, theu Withdrew
Mr.. Sharkey arose 10 question
privilege and stated that "Democrati
: Glasses" In last Sundays Star declare
in that he had said Sl.25 per day wa
nd lenough for this men employe by the city
rly He denied saying this, and stated What u
did Y, al in conclu ion asser ed tha
M the N an who wrote that par graph liet
he and knew it at the time.
Ion Council theL adjourned.
IN The TO lowing bills were ordered p va
W. ,ne Every Evening Printing Company, Sl9
aer 20; james IL Webb Company, Sll3 II
his Ferris Bros, $32 Vernon " Sons, %
be- Star Publishing Company, Sl5 70; Win
o:e ington Coal Gas Company, 81 ,36l 70